Continuity: When Arthur breaks the arm of the chair as his brain is being taken, the arm is strapped to his wrist. A second later the strap and broken arm are gone.
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Arthur: Normality? We can talk about normality until the cows come home.
Ford: What is normal?
Trillian: What is home?
Zaphod: What are cows?
Mistakes
When Arthur breaks the arm of the chair as his brain is being taken, the arm is strapped to his wrist. A second later the strap and broken arm are gone. See more...
Trivia
The various nose sculptures in the temple of the Great Green Arkelseizure are based on Douglas Adams' own nose. See more...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy mistakes
Visible crew/equipment: When Ford runs past the caravan to chase the Vogons with a towel, you can see the cameraman, and about 4 other crew members reflecting in the caravan's surface.
Continuity: When Ford is drinking in the bar, the amount of beer in his glass goes down mid-drink.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trivia
At the very end of the film, when the group uses the Improbability Drive to go to the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, there are a lot of images that flash onto the screen when the drive is activated, so in the other parts of the film. In this case, the very last image shown is the face of Douglas Adams, the creator of the Hitchhiker series.
The Magrathean answerphone message is played by Simon Jones, who plays Arthur in both the TV series and the radio series.
The leader of the demolition crew that comes to tear down Arthur's house has an Asian appearance, a vaguely Mongolian mustache and a round hat. He is straight from the book, where the character is a descendant of Ghengis Khan. He hates his life and has visions of hordes of Mongols laughing at him.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy quotes
Arthur Dent: You're President, can't you do anything?
Zaphod Beedlebrox: Presidents don't actually have power. Their job is to draw attention away from it.
Slartibartfast: You must come with me, quickly or, or you'll be late!
Arthur: Late for what?
Slartibartfast: What? Oh, no...What is your name, earthman?
Arthur: Dent. Arthur Dent.
Slartibartfast: Late, as in the late Dentarthurdent. It's a kind of threat, you see.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy easter eggs
On the DVD, if you use the Infinite Improbability Drive, you have a chance to see the cartoon that Deep Thought watches. There is no way to access it via menus.